Ukraine war talks to resume in Geneva as US signals progress
- 18-Feb-2026
GENEVA: Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were to resume a second round of peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Washington’s top envoy signalled optimism in its bid to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. The talks are the latest diplomatic bid to halt the fighting which has killed hundreds of thousands, forced millions […]
Kremlin says Putin to meet US envoy Witkoff Tuesday afternoon
- 01-Dec-2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on Ukraine with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday afternoon, the Kremlin said. The pair will meet after American and Ukrainian officials held negotiations on a US plan that Washington wants to be a basis to end fighting between Moscow and Kyiv. “The meeting with Witkoff […]
White House claims ‘foreign influence’ behind criticism of US envoy
- 30-Aug-2025
The White House lashed out what it called a “foreign influence operation” by German-owned US news outlet Politico after it criticized President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff’s Ukraine negotiations. Vice President JD Vance slammed Politico, bought in 2021 by German media giant Axel Springer, over an article that quoted unnamed officials as saying Witkoff’s “inexperience […]
Israel kill starving Palestinians as US envoy set to visit aid sites
- 01-Aug-2025
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine is unfolding. Shortly after Witkoff’s arrival, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social network: “The fastest way to […]